Two nonprofits are hoping to become the first participants in Beaverton’s affordable housing tax exemption program.

Beaverton city councilors will vote on the proposed exemptions during a Tuesday, March 18, meeting that is packed with council decisions on contracts, purchases and licensing. The meeting starts at 6:30 p.m. in Beaverton City Hall on Griffith Drive.

Last year, the council approved a program that waives property taxes for nonprofit organizations that provide housing for families earning 60 percent or less of the area’s median income. Beaverton’s median household income is about $55,000 per year, according to demographic information compiled by the city. About 12 percent of city residents fall below the poverty level of $23,000 for a family of four and $11,500 for one person.

The city estimates that it would lose $22,630 in tax revenue if the exemptions are approved, amounting to about $128 for each unit of affordable housing at the properties. When other taxing districts, such as Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue or the Tualatin Hills Park & Recreation District, are included, the exemptions total $105,159, or about $597 per unit, according to a city staff report.

City councilors could also vote, as part of their consent agenda, to change requirements for businesses looking to take advantage of Beaverton’s enterprise zone. The enterprise zone, established in 2012, runs along Oregon 217 from about Canyon Road to Scholls Ferry Road and along the light rail tracks from just west of 158th Avenue to east of Oregon 217.

Enterprise zones offer companies a respite from property taxes for a period of time after investing within the zone, either by establishing a new facility or by expanding existing sites through construction and large equipment purchases. To qualify for tax exemptions, the businesses must also increase their number of employees by at least 10 percent.

If approved by councilors, Beaverton’s enterprise zone requirements would be changed so that no minimum investment is required for a business to qualify. Currently, a company must invest at least $1 million to participate in the enterprise zone program.

Other tweaks to the requirements would call for a written agreement between the business and the city, and for at least 75 percent of the businesses’ new jobs to pay at least double Oregon’s minimum wage, which would amount to at least $18.20 per hour.

Councilors will also vote, as part of the consent agenda, on the following:

Contracts:

For interior construction at The Round’s South Office Building, soon to become Beaverton City Hall, to Lease Crutcher Lewis, LLC, of Portland. The contract is for $3.31 million. Construction would include adding a lobby, city council chamber, print shop and meeting rooms on the first floor along with elevator lobby spaces and work areas on the fourth and fifth floors. The construction area totals nearly 61,000 square feet, according a city staff report.

For surveying, permitting and designing a Canyon Road Alternative Bike Network to Wallis Engineering, valued at $139,967. The project will create a designated bicycle route, using new bike lanes and shared car-bike lanes, that parallels Canyon along Millikan Way and Broadway. The work will also include sidewalk improvements. Designs are expected to be complete and construction underway in 2015, according to the city.

For joint billing with the Tualatin Valley Water District on 4,900 customer accounts for sewer and surface water. The city has set aside $36,500 each for sewer and surface water billing in the 2013-14 Beaverton budget. A council vote would essentially extend an agreement that has been in place since 1996 between the city and TVWD. The new agreement would be set for 10 years, until June 30, 2024.

Purchases:

About $188,000 worth of furniture for the soon-to-be Beaverton City Hall at The Round. Most city services are scheduled to relocate to The Round later this year.

An all-terrain vehicle to be used for watering hanging flower baskets. The new diesel-fueled John Deere vehicle, priced at $7,617, would replace a gas-fueled John Deere that is not operating properly due to long stretches sitting idle, according to city documents.

Licenses:

Recommend two local businesses, ASAL Café and Salsa Market, to the Oregon Liquor Control Commission for liquor licenses. The council will also vote on recommending 21 other businesses for liquor license renewals.